TENNERTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers landed four players on the Big 10 All-Conference Large Division Football Team.
The Big 10 Conference divides their all-conference honors into two divisions, the Large Division (Buckhannon-Upshur, Bridgeport, Elkins, Fairmont Senior, Lewis County, North Marion, Preston and Robert C. Byrd) and the Small Division (East Fairmont, Grafton, Liberty, Lincoln and Philip Barbour).
Earning all-conference honors for the Bucs were Wyatt Morris, Ryan Kelley, Carter Zuliani and Chase Hackett.
Morris and Kelley were named to the offensive side as Morris made it as a running back and Kelley as a lineman.
Zuliani and Hackett were picked for the defensive side and Zuliani was tabbed as a lineman and Hackett as utility player.
Morris, a junior tailback, went over 1,000 yards this past season with 1,114 yards on 213 carries while scoring 12 touchdowns. On defense, he made 33 tackles with one sack.
Kelley was a starting senior guard for the B-U offense that compiled 2,507 yards this season, gaining 1,744 on the ground for a rushing attack that averaged 4.4 yards per rush. The Bucs threw for 763 yards averaging 76.3 yards per game. In a limited role on defense, he made 13 tackles.
Zuliani, a junior end, recorded 32 tackles and six sacks on the defensive side of the ball and caught 20 passes for 170 yards on offense.
Hackett recorded 85 tackles, made one sack and led the team with six interceptions.
Bridgeport’s Zach Rohrig was named the Big 10 Conference Player of the Year.
Casey Minor of North Marion was the Offensive Player of the Year, Dylan Ours of Fairmont Senior was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Beau Ford of Bridgeport as the Lineman of the Year.
Tyler Phares of Bridgeport was selected as the conference’s Coach of the Year.
Four teams in the Large Division made the playoffs as Fairmont Senior and North Marion made the Class AA finals while Lewis County lost a first-round game in Class AA and Bridgeport advanced to the to the semifinals in Class AAA.
Buckhannon-Upshur finished the year with a 3-7 record overall and 2-4 in the Big 10.
BIG 10 ALL-CONFERENCE LARGE DIVISION
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK
Brody Whitehair (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
RUNNING BACKS
Brayden Carder (Sr.) – Lewis County
Aaron Hoffman (Sr.) – North Marion
Josh Love – (Jr.) – Bridgeport
Wyatt Morris (Jr.) – Buckhannon-Upshur
WIDE RECEIVERS
Grant Accord (Sr.) – Lewis County
Cannon Dinger (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Landon Frey (Sr.) – North Marion
Brock Martin (Jr.) – North Marion
Gavin Michael (Sr.) – Fairmont Senior
LINEMEN
Kaleb Arbogast (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Tyler Carson (Sr.) – Lewis County
Ryan Jones (Sr.) – Bridgeport
Ryan Kelley (Sr.) – Buckhannon-Upshur
Greyson Kuhn (Sr.) – Preston
Aiden Lambert (Jr.) – Elkins
Brandon Matheny (Sr.) – North Marion
Nathan Miller (Sr.) – North Marion
Armondo Montero (Soph.) – Robert C. Byrd
Jozef Richmond (Sr.) – Fairmont Senior
Jackson Rubenstein (Sr.) – Bridgeport
DEFENSE
LINEMEN
Gale Adams (Sr.) – Robert C. Byrd
Trevor Bigelow (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Maximillian Bracero (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Wes Brown Jr. (Jr.) — Bridgeport
Jeffery Cowger (Jr.) – North Marion
Eli Friend (Soph.) – Preston
Maddox Gillespie (Jr.) – Lewis County
Aiden Sparks (Sr.) — Bridgeport
Kaleb Spencer (Sr.) – North Marion
Carter Zuliani (Jr.) – Buckhannon-Upshur
LINEBACKERS
Logan Accord (Jr.) – Lewis County
Logan Canfield (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Tanner Hathaway (Sr.) – Bridgeport
Ethan Likens (Jr.) – Preston
Donovan Williams (Jr.) – Bridgeport
BACKS
Drew Clayton (Sr.) – Lewis County
Cale Culicerto (Sr.) – Bridgeport
Richie Eddy (Sr.) – North Marion
Damani Johnson (Jr.) – Fairmont Senior
Cam Martin (Jr.) – Bridgeport
Junior Smith (Fr.) – Robert C. Byrd
UTILITY
Chase Hackett (Jr.) – Buckhannon-Upshur
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTER
Quinte Harbert (Jr.) – North Marion
KICKER
Cole Turner (Jr.) – Preston
UTILITY
Nick Bowers (Jr.) – Elkins
Player of the Year – Zach Rohrig (Bridgeport)
Offensive Player of the Year – Casey Minor (North Marion)
Defensive Player of the Year – Dylan Ours (Fairmont Senior)
Lineman of the Year – Beau Ford (Bridgeport)
Coach of the Year – Tyler Phares (Bridgeport)
